Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-14
DAYLIGHT.
The Weeks News Laeenically Reported
for the Standard.


After hard days work, take our
pen in hand to chronicle few items
for the STANDARD, that the readers
may know that we are still among
the living. Oats, grasses, vegetables,
&C., are suffering for rain. Farmers
are busy planting and replanting
corn.
A little child of j. B. Dulen died
last week.
Mr.. j. b. Henegar and wife made
a visit to your city Monday.
Mr.. F. p. Holland, an old Charles
creek boy, but for nearly four years
a resident of Sherman, Texas, is
visiting his parents in this vicinity.
Franks many friends welcome him
back to the land of his nativity.
Your correspondent made visit
to McMinnville last Saturday, and
took in the base ball game. If those
fellows used as much industry in the
corn field as they do on the play
ground wouldn't they do a mighty
chance of work?
Green Cunningham was here Mon
day advertising the show.
Mr.. William Bailey and family of
Prater, spent several days of last
week visiting relatives in this neigh
borhood.
Mrs. Rosana Kirby is on a visit to
relatives in Illinois.
The question " Resolved that the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors, as a beverage ought to be
prohibited in Tennessee" was debat-
ed at Pleasant Grove last Saturday
night-a decision was given in
favor of the affirmative.
Elder f. c. Preston will preach al
Bald Knod next Lords day at 1876
O'Clock p. m.
One of our weather prophits pre-
dicted that there would be frost at
intervals from the LIST to the Dist o.
May. Trust his predictions will prove
false this time, as they usually do.
Mrs. May Henegar is a mournel
this week and truly she has a just
cause to mourn-her old gray goose
is dead.
j. It. Hardcastle and family anG
Miss Laura Pope, made visit tC
relatives at Rock Island a few days
ago. Our village blacksmith " Mr.
HI. n. Dodd went fishing today, hi
just lacked six catching half a dozen
Married, at the residence of thu
brides brother, Mr.. A. c.. Holland
Sunday morning at half past nine
o'clock, Mr.. billiard Elkins and Mis-
Paralee Holland, the ceremony bein!
performed by Esq. Jas. A. Wheeler
The groom is one of Cannon county
substantial citizens, hPving been cir
cult court clerk for a number of year
in that county. The bride is one o
Warren's most eStimable ladies
After congratulations they left for tn
home of Mr.. Elkins, near Woodbury.
accompanied by Mr.. F. p. Holland
Miss Callie Holland, Miss Lizzi
Smith and Miss Lizzie Jones. You
correspondent joins a host of friend
in wishing the newly welded cOupl
much happiness.
Maj. Warren Cummings of Wood
bury, was here Sunday. The Major
frequent visits here surely have
New (by) significance.
A small child of Mr.. Joshua vii
son was very badly poisoned by eat
ing something while in the field wit
its father Monday evening. DI
Hammer was called in and treate,
the case and left the child in a mucl
better condition this (Tuesday) morn
ing.
The argument Of the anti-prohibi
tionists is that it will be taking ava
our privileges. We have the priv
lege to do a great many things. l
is our privilege to kill our felloN
man, but we are prohibited, an
who for one moment questions tn
propriety of that.
HIppEYT